2 Peter 1:2, “May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.” The experiential grace and peace that are ours by the Spirit multiply to us as we know more of God’s glory in Christ through the Spirit.
Exodus 25:22, “There I will meet with you…above the mercy seat (Hilasterion).” Romans 3:25, “God put [Christ] forward as a propitiation (Hilasterion) by His blood, to be received by faith.”The cherubim around the earthly “throne” of YHWH “watched” in awe as blood was sprinkled on the Hilasterion–the place where YHWH would appear to the His
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Luke 11:21-22, “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe; but when one stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted and divides the spoil…” Jesus Christ is “the stronger man” who has plundered the palace of Satan…and He
Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on
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Luke 7:48, “And He said to her, ‘Your sins are forgiven.’” Jesus suffered beyond imagination so that anyone who receives Him as Lord and God can hear this words spoken over them from the throne of the universe–today.
Hebrews 2:10, “…it was fitting that He, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering.” The God-Man becomes Humanity’s perfect savior by sharing in and overcoming the fullness of humanity’s suffering–climactically so in His death on the cross.
Hebrews 1:8, 10, “But of the Son He says…”You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands.” May the glories of the night sky always remind us that the hands of the Star-Kindler were pierced because of our sins and because of His
Nehemiah 8:2-6 When Ezra ascends the wooden (xulon) platform in the sight of all Israel and proclaims the Law of YHWH, he is foreshadowing the day when God the Son will ascend the cross (xulon, “tree”) in the sight of all Israel and become the enfleshed and climactic declaration of YHWH’s Law (which is
Matthew 1:21, “…and you shall call His name Jesus [which means, “YHWH Saves”], for He will save His people from their sins.”
1 John 3:18, “Little children, let us not love in word or in talk, but in deed and in truth.” If Christ crucified and risen is our life, then His love will manifest in our deeds…may it be increasingly so.
Romans 9:33, “Behold I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in Him will not be put to shame.” The crucified and risen Lord becomes a sanctuary to those who throw themselves on His mercy, and a stone that shatters those who proudly oppose Him…..may we
Mark 1: John is presented as Elijah (v.6), Jesus is baptized (v.9), the heavens are torn (v.10), the Spirit descends on Jesus (v.10), the Father declares that Jesus is His Son (v.11). Mark 15: Scoffers ask whether Elijah will come (v.35), Jesus is crucified (v.24), the curtain of the temple is torn (v.38), The
Acts 26:17-18, “I am sending you to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.” The crucified and risen Christ is proclaimed…the Spirit
John 16:14, “He will glorify me for He will take what is mine and declare it to you.” The Holy Spirit glorifies the crucified and risen Lord Jesus Christ to the glory of God the Father. The Spirit of God will make NOTHING ELSE the center. Let us filter the teaching we receive through
Psalm 114:7-8, “Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, who turns the rock into a pool of water…” Matthew 27:51, “And the earth shook, and the rocks were split”
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Psalm 91:4, “He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and buckler…” Matt.23:37, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem…” The heart of God calls His people to the refuge of His wrath-absorbing wings, spread out on the cross…
Psalm 138:2, “I…give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.” Because of His steadfast love and faithfulness, YHWH exalts His Name and His Word above all else–and this exaltation climaxes in the crucified and risen Christ.
Psalm 110:2, “YHWH sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies!” Matthew 27:37, “This is Jesus [whose name means “YHWH Saves”] the King of the Jews.
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Psalm 107:43, “Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love (חסד) of the LORD.” Wisdom considers the person and work of Christ.
Psalm 119:18, “Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.” Psalm 119:37, “Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things…” Setting our eyes on worthless things is one of the surest ways to blind them to the wonder of God’s beauty in Christ. May God grant us grace to
